Anthony Robles is a wrestler with ambitions to reach the top of the American collegiate championships. That's going to be more of a challenge for him than most as he only has one leg, but this is not a man who is going to shy away from that challenge. It's a competent Jharrel Jerome who plays him for the dramatic elements of the story whilst it's the man himself doing the far more energetic wrestling aspects and the unremarkalble Jennifer Lopez simply fails to shine at all as his mother, caught up in a torrid relationship. When this drama focusses on the sheer passion of this man and his determination to succeed, it works well enough, but it spends far too much time on the familial discord aspects of their lives. Sure, these are contributory factors to the remarkable nature of his achievements, but they drag the pace down and soak us in a melodrama that rather takes from the potency of a story that's well worth the telling. Michael Peña delivers better as his no-nonsense but ultimately motivational coach and the action photography really does give us a sense of the effort and hard work required by Robles to prove to his peers and himself that he had what it takes to reach the top in a very competitive sport where he would be given no quarter. Personally, I'd have preferred a documentary to this drama as Robles himself is the star and the others really just clutter up the story with their over-scripted dialogue and sentimentality. I did quite like the intimate nature of the photography during the action scenes. A bit juddery at times, but it made the action on the mat all the more visceral for a character who lived and breathed his sport. It just goes to show what can be achieved when the attitude is positive and the support structure is there to facilitate that.
In a rustic village in Kerala, a group of old wrestling aficionados led by "Captain" Das is at odds with the youth of the village who are more into cricket. Though a former wrestler himself, the Captain's son Anjaneya is also part of the cricketer gang. Anjaneya is forced to go to college in Punjab by his father and there his paths cross with a Punjabi girl Aditi who's coincidentally also a wrestler. Due to unforeseen circumstances both of them end up returning to Anjaneya's village in Kerala.
Match Point is an on-going series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time matchups, or hotly anticipated rematches. Today’s edition focuses on an intergender match of epic proportions that was teased at All In. It will be “Thick Momma Pump” Jordynne Grace taking on “The Machine” Brian Cage for the first time, at Beyond Wrestling’s “Somebody’s Farewell Probably…” on September 16, 2018.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling runs its third Korakuen Hall show of 2018 this Saturday 25 August, entitled “Brand New Wrestling 2 ~ Now It’s Time to Attack ~”. The event will be streaming live on DDT Universe starting at 10am UK time. For anybody out there that isn’t already firmly on board the TJP bandwagon, this is a primer of sorts.
arbi Hayden has been seen in the 1st Mae Young Classic, Impact Wrestling and promotions across the world. Veda Scott is a Ring of Honor (ROH) veteran who is making her Ladies Night Out debut before embarking on a huge wrestling tour overseas.
Welcome to Title Match Wrestling Network where you can binge watch the best wrestling action from around the world. See full events from 70+ promotions such as WrestlePro, Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Booker T's Reality of Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Wrestlecade, BLOW: Bombshell Ladies Wrestling, PCW Ultra, AML Wrestling and Battle Club Pro. Title Match Network also offers a ton of exclusive shoot interviews with stars such as Kevin Owens, Kenny Omega, AJ Styles, Young Bucks, Raven, Necro Butcher and many more. We also feature original programs like Stand Up For Greatness with Stevie Ray and Ladies Night Out: All Women's Wrestling. Title Match Wrestling has been featured on ABC, FOX, NBC and CW.
itle Match Network and Booker T: Reality of Wrestling have joined forces again to bring you LADIES NIGHT OUT 4! Line-up: Ivelisse vs Thunder Rosa An open challenge from Taya Valkyrie NO DQ "The Undead Bride" Su Yung vs Hyan Special appearance from women's wrestling legend Jazz Kiera Hogan vs Aerial Monroe ROW Diamonds Title Match Kylie Rae vs AQA Plus: Barbi Hayden Alex Gracia Ivory Robyn Angel Blue Jenna Lynn and many more.
Title Match Network will be holding its fifth Ladies Night Out event this Saturday. Ladies Night Out is a recurring all-women show that began last February. Due to its success, TMN decided to run three more editions in 2018 alone. Now entering the new year, they will be running Ladies Night Out 5, running out of Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling (ROW)‘s World Gym Arena. In January, ROW collaborated with RISE Wrestling to create the excellent ROW on the RISE show, which showed many homegrown ROW talents against RISE stars. Seven exciting matchups are on the card for Ladies Night Out 5. It’s available to stream live on the Title Match Network, where you can watch all preceding Ladies Night Out events, as well as many others, with a 2 week free trial.
Savannah Evans vs. Hayley Shadows Mickie Knuckles vs. Slady Wilson Street Fight: Amazing Maria vs. Dementia D' Rose Taeler Hendrix vs. Dominique Fabiano Su Yung vs. Samantha Heights Thunder Rosa w/ El Magnifico vs. Melanie Cruise
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
The best of the WWE Divas division recapping 2006-2007 as hosted by Todd Grisham (yup, that ESPN Sports Center anchor nowadays), of course be warned there are commercials around this special such as the Japanese subtitled WWE Royal Rumble 2008 PPV and the Don't Try This PSAs.